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Packers OT David Bakhtiari lobbied to refs to make game-changing calls

Yes, yes, I know. You all are ready to move on from Monday night’s controversial ending between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. I am, too. But there was one final piece to the puzzle that was revealed on Tuesday when Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari spoke with the media.

According to Bakhtiari, Lions defensive end Trey Flowers had been committing illegal hands to the face all game. So at one point, he turned to the officials and complained about it.

“I went over to the ref, I said, ‘Hey, are we not calling hands to the face again?